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Congratulations to our first undergraduate research photo contest 1st place winner, Nicole Chanel!

Nicole is a Textiles & Clothing major working on textile strength. In addition to lunch with our new Associate Director, Dr. Elizabeth Nuñez and a $25 Amazon giftcard, Nicole wins a #urc t-shirt - another textile for her to test!

Sid Ganesh, one of the exhibitors at the 30th Annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities Conference Art and Design Exhibit on April 26th, 2019 shares how her experience as a co-director of the Joan Viteri Memorial Clinic has influenced her art and her research. Learn more about her story and see more of her watercolor series "The Art of Harm Reduction" in the full article posted by Greg Watry for the College of Biological Sciences.

Former California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) undergraduate research student, Christopher Ochoa, with other members of the Joanna Chiu lab, explained their work at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house held last Saturday, Jan.

A computer science undergraduate was part of a team of researchers that just won the 2018 Amazon Alexa Prize for creating a chatbot named “Gunrock.” that outscored its competitors at the annual Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference in Las Vegas.

Green Fellowships are available to fund projects exploring fifty years of student-led advancement of social justice, sustainable technology, and environmental sustainability at UC Davis. Two Green Fellows will be selected and will receive $4,000 each this academic year. This funding is to inspire students to implement a project about the history of social justice and environmental sustainability at UC Davis.

So, you are at a UC. Have you ever wondered what it means to be at a research university? Do you know how the UC environment offers advantages to help you reach your career goals? Do you want to know more about how to do research with a faculty mentor? You need to take this class! BIM 88V!
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Karina is a 4th-year chemistry major working in organic synthesis, and her favorite part of working with specialized instruments like this very big magnet! Karina wins a URC t-shirt and a $25 Amazon gift card, which includes a very tiny magnet.